The contract for the power transmission infrastructure for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant has been awarded to ABB, the company said.
The EDF Energy contract is valued at $130 million with the order booked for the third quarter of 2017, ABB said.
The work will involve design and equipment supplied for two transmission structures that will conduct 3,200 megawatts of electricity from the plant to the electrical grid.
The contract calls for six 700 Megavolt ampere transformers as well as six auxiliary transformers, 400 kilovolt gas unsulated switchgear, control and MicroScada systems, along with the necessary tranmission feeds.
The power plant slated for Somerset, England, is expected to generate 7 percent of Britain's electricity, as well as create as many as 25,000 jobs during construction. While in the initial stages, there are already 2,000 employees on the site of the future generation plant.
Close to $12 billion in contracts for the project have already been signed, said Hinkley Point C Managing Diretor Stuart Crooks.